Photos: Courts and neglected properties

Eric Albrecht | THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHLandlord Yhezkel Levi at a hearing Sept. 25, 2013 in front of Judge Daniel Hawkins. A property Levi owns has to be corrected before next appearance at Franklin County courthouse.Request to buy this photo

Eric Albrecht | THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHLandlord Yhezkel Levi explains to Judge Daniel Hawkins that a property he owns will be corrected.Request to buy this photo

Eric Albrecht | THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHLandlord Yhezkel Levi gets a warning from Judge Daniel Hawkins that a property he owns has to be corrected before his next appearance or he should being bringing his toothbrush along on his next visit at Franklin County courthouse.Request to buy this photo

Eric Albrecht | THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHLandlord Yhezkel Levi gets a warning from Judge Daniel Hawkins that a property he owns has to be correct before next appearance or he should being bringing his toothbrush along on the next visit.Request to buy this photo

Tom Dodge | THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHFranklin County Environmental Court Judge Daniel R. Hawkins, in his chamber on October 18,2013. (Columbus Dispatch photo by Tom Dodge)Request to buy this photo

Tom Dodge | THE COLUMBUS DISPATCHFranklin County Environmental Court Judge Daniel R. Hawkins, on the bench in Courtroom 15C.Request to buy this photo

Kyle Robertson | Columbus DispatchYhekel Yevi listens to Judge Daniel R. Hawkins speaking in the Environmental Courtroom at Franklin County Municipal Court on Oct. 30, 2013. Yevi was given a $400 fine on two different code violations and two years of probation.Request to buy this photo

Kyle Robertson | Columbus DispatchJudge Daniel R. Hawkins thinks during the Joseph Alaura hearing in the Environmental Courtroom at Franklin County Municipal Court on October 30, 2013. Alaura was sentenced to 60 days in jail for multiple code violations on houses he rented out.Request to buy this photo